“My sisters, do not envy the great of the world; do not think that it would be above and beyond all else to be an Edison. We all thank God for Edison, but in this world that is starved for spiritually, where the famine for the word of God is greater than it is for wheat in the famine-stricken districts, any human being who stands up with courage testifying of God, testifying that the gospel has been restored, makes a contribution to the world that no one can value. My prayer is that the Spirit of the Lord may be with us, that that contribution which it is ours to give may become greater and mightier as the days toll on.”

– Alice Louise Reynolds, 1922